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„ Nashua Nashua Given Given Sharp Sharp Belmont Belmont Trial; Trial; Hi Hi Jet Jet Shows Shows Way Way Home Home to to Lowill Lowill Balmorals Feature Resolves Into Duel Favored Loeber Colt Makes Pace to Final Furlong and Gives Way to Second Choice By J. J. MURPHY WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood. 111., June 9. — Fairway Farms Hi Jet, a three-year-old son of Jet Pilot, proved too good for the favored Lowill in the featured siskin Purse here this afternoon. With J. Ralph Adams, a substitute for W. M. Cook, riding his second winner of the afternoon, Hi Jet, making his third appearance here, got through on the inside of Lowill in the stretch to win by two lengths. Lowill was well in advance of Valaire at the end of the six-furlong dash in which seven sophomores vied for the honors. Hi Jet paid .80. Tries to Make Pace Lowill set out to make the pace, but was unable to draw clear of Hi Jet, who had been off forwardly from- inside position. Sisters Alibi kept company for a while, but when she dropped back nearirig the stretch bend it became virtually a two-horse contest. Lowill was leading by a head nearing the last furlong, but at the marker Hi Jet got to the front and drew out slowly thereafter. The attendance of 7,343 was regarded as being very, good considering the dismal weather conditions approaching race time and continuing until mid-afternoon when the rain ceased and the sun broke through intermittently. The racing strip was heavy for the early events and muddy thereafter. Jockey Johnny Adams cut down Steve Brooks lead in the riders standings when Continued on Page Forty-Three OSHEA HARRY J. Fairway Farm homebred Hi Jet returned to his winning ways yesterday when he accounted for the featured Siskin Purse on the Balmoral program. Hi Jet Proves Superior To Lowill at Washington Balmorals Feature Resolves Into Duel With Second ChoiceWinning Continued from Page One he rode two of the first five winners. In the third race he piloted the two-year-old filly Saragino to success and came back in the following event with Cow Boy. The latter was a maiden running against previous winners, but he scored by two lengths after having led most of the way. Saragino required all of Adams skill to defeat Brooks aboard the favored Antebabe in her race. She took- a good lead in the first part of the five and a half furlongs affair, but Antebabe was rapidly cutting into her margin at the end. It was a two-year-old race and was the second score in six outings for the winner, who is owned by Duntreath Farm. Despite the fact that Bad Margie, winner of the second race, was the favorite, the Daily Doouble paid 58.00. -Taking the first end was Script Bar, who has tried many times here this season without success. Ridden by J. Ralph Adams, Scrpit Bar paid 4.80. She came with a rush oh the inside near the end to best Lomitas Time, the pacemaker, who was so exhausted that she toppled over soon after the .finish. Bad Margie, running for a claiming price of ;500, was winning her seventh race in 13 starts this year. With apprentice Milton Dalgo at the reins, she scored easily, but changed barns after the race, going to A. Kara, Sr., via the claiming route. The distance was one mile. Conns Tiger, an outsider ridden by Raymond Camp, came with a great rush in the late stages of the fifth race to nip the favored Ten Lies in the closing strides. Ten Lies had a five-length lead burning for home, while Conns Tiger came from some distance out of it. It marked the first triumph of the year for Conns Tiger.
